The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1887-12-15

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hi sxerciss ~ Historisn Rsncroft and IL
brarian spofFurd. Old M Bancroft for
years has han In the HABIT az takins an
early morning ride. and his vell-knovn an
peafxnce on horseback hss heoome fsmiliar
object 70 residents alone the county roads
Although his A. would seem 10 exclude
him from snch violent erercisa. vet ha
coutends that This daiIv outdoor smuse-
nacnt & one OF the ceuose of his GOOD
health. He can be seen In ali veathers.
sunshine, rain, snow or storm. riding
unconcernedly along his fsvorita roads.
he Il generally accompanied By .his GROOM
WHO silently rides behind him, for the old
gentlemen when he canters along seems 10
dive himself M TO deep thought and rarely
psaks when he rides. His riding habit
n model Of good taste and style. He,
however, has only one style Of hat or rather
oap. He wears sombre-hued Jockey cap,
with deep visor Of dark blue cloth. II ID
Of Light material in the summer and early
tall, but toward midwinter the cloth cap
gives place 70 sealskin Of the same mold,
but with heavy ear tabs Of the same material.
OF late Librarian SbofYord has often accom-.
panied the historian on his early morning
iaunta, but Mr.. Bancroft prefers TO ride alone.
when he can give himself up to his medita-
tions. Both the historian and the librarian
are excellent judges Of horsefesh, and have
two Of the finest steeds in the city.
Nearly every one of the Cabinet officials
Is fond Of horseback riding and can be
seen almost daily In the saddle. Secretary
Bayard loves good horse and good ride.
His family all take after him, and his daugh-
ters are all noted horsewomen. His eldest
daughter, who died 20 suddenly abort time
ago, was the finest equestrienne In. the city.
Her praises were often sung in the press,
and her daring feats at hurdle jumping and
cross country riding furnished many Q tale.
atthe receptions winter before last.
( Secretary Fairchild has latelv taken to
horseback. for his heaIth. The con.
finement Of the treasury broke down his
predecessor, and the doctors told Mr.. Fair
child that the best exercise he could take
was horseback riding. and now the little
chief Of the Treasury Denartment srends
several hours every dsy IN the saddle. He
takes Il more a. 4 medicine thsn 4 plessure
and Il i rather funnv 70 sea him On iocoino
along over the a.ph III. wearing 4 fsce that
denotes he Il not OH pleasure bent.
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His wife hss 40 aupesred in thesaddle. and
his Young dauehter. Miss Pauline. han .hs
come home forthe holidavs ioins her father
and mother esnecisliv IN tha for hunts
which ~ ons n The s.shion.b,s n,s.snrs.
Of the Di.trict.
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tary Lamar. when he Art entered ths
council of adviser. ~ the Pres;dsrt hs !, sds IA.
Il rulS 10 ride his tbrouobbred Kentuckv
saddle-horse Ia the white Hon.s everv tim.
he went to Z Cabinet meeting, Secretary
Lamar 10 very absent-minded, and often
when leaving the White House forgot to
mount his horse, and used TO lead him down
The path and some distance ON the avenue.
walking, to the astonishmsnt Of all the ne.
iestrians, in the middle Of the street with the
horse demurely following him.
There Il Z story told me AZ the WHITE
House not many dayu aeo. the truth fnlnes.
VI which, however, win not youch for, but
i've It for Ill It Il worth. A furniture WAGON
lrove up to the front door. and two men
;ook out high.leeeed desk-one a. those
,tand-up bookkeepine desks aaen Sin an
arge ofaces-snd carried Il into the ersc,,-
i've mansion. asked what 4 vas for ana
,ne Of the ushsrs replied with sort Of
knowing laugh: "Why. e q for the